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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0046; Reel 1054
Summary:

[Letter entirely 'in cipher' (code) except for 'Dear Babbage.']

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.359
Summary:

Copy formula and send it to [Richard?] Taylor.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.363
Summary:

Bad news: a Frenchman has submitted a design for a mathematical machine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.364
Summary:

Unable to attend the Astronomical Society meeting. Encloses two papers for him to deal with.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.368
Summary:

Hopes to see him in town and then they can go to see Joseph Clement. His observations are being spoilt by bad weather.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.370
Summary:

News concerning Edward Ryan.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.372
Summary:

Will call on him tomorrow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.373
Summary:

Introducing a Mr. Wartam of the Armenian church at Vienna, who knows CB's work on mathematics.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.374
Summary:

Will call for him on his way to the river.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.375
Summary:

Will he meet him tomorrow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.376
Summary:

Regrets that he will be unable to come and see the experiments as he is laid up with rheumatism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.378
Summary:

Is unable to dine with him as his rheumatism is too bad.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.380
Summary:

Can he lend him Thomas Young's lectures?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.381
Summary:

Will visit him on Sunday if the weather is suitable.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.382
Summary:

Invitation to dine with him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.383
Summary:

Will he send the drawing of St. Olave's? Has lost his red pocket book.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.384
Summary:

Sending an 'ill matched pair.' Has got a cold.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.385
Summary:

Has some certificates for him to sign. Would he read the translation of C. F. Gauss's paper on Friday?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.386
Summary:

Will be pleased to dine with him. Has been unlucky of late.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.387
Summary:

Is returning his porisms. Comments on his geometrical language.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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